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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6463 COCA: 4874

cue

1 cue /ˈkjuː/ noun
plural cues
1 cue
/ˈkjuː/
noun
plural cues
Learner's definition of CUE
[count]
: a word, phrase, or action in a play, movie, etc., that is a signal for a performer to say or do something(戏剧或电影中的)尾白,提示
: a sign that tells a person to do something暗示;指示;信号
: something that indicates the nature of what you are seeing, hearing, etc.(对所见所闻本质的)提示,揭示

on cue

◊ When something happens (right) on cue or as if on cue, it happens at the exact moment you would expect it to.恰好在此时;正好在这时

take a/your cue from

: to do what is done or suggested by (someone or something)照…的样子做;听从…的建议
compare 3cue
2 cue /ˈkjuː/ verb
cues; cued; cuing
2 cue
/ˈkjuː/
verb
cues; cued; cuing
Learner's definition of CUE
[+ object]
: to give (someone) a signal to do something during a performance(在演出中)为…提白(或暗示)
3 cue /ˈkjuː/ noun
plural cues
3 cue
/ˈkjuː/
noun
plural cues
Learner's definition of CUE
[count]
: a long, thin stick that is used in playing pool, billiards, and snooker(台球等的)球杆
compare 1cue
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6463 COCA: 4874

cue

1 of 5

noun (1)

: the letter q

cue

2 of 5

noun (2)

1
a
: a signal (such as a word, phrase, or bit of stage business) to a performer to begin a specific speech or action
That last line is your cue to exit the stage.
b
: something serving a comparable purpose : hint
I'll take that yawn as my cue to leave.
2
: a feature indicating the nature of something perceived
The expressions on people's faces give us visual cues about their feelings.
3
archaic : the part one has to perform in or as if in a play
4
archaic : mood, humor

cue

3 of 5

verb (1)

cued; cuing or cueing

transitive verb

1
: to give a cue to : prompt
cued the band to begin
2
: to insert into a continuous performance
cue in sound effects

cue

4 of 5

noun (3)

1
a
: a leather-tipped tapering rod for striking the cue ball (as in billiards and pool)
b
: a long-handled instrument with a concave head for shoving disks in shuffleboard
2

cue

5 of 5

verb (2)

cued; cuing or cueing

transitive verb

1
: queue
2
: to strike with a cue

intransitive verb

1
: queue
2
: to use a cue

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English cu half a farthing (spelled form of q, abbreviation for Latin quadrans quarter of an as)

Noun (2) and Verb (1)

probably from qu, abbreviation (used as a direction in actors' copies of plays) of Latin quando when

Noun (3) and Verb (2)

French queue, literally, tail, from Old French cue, coe, queue, from Latin cauda

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1755, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

circa 1749, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (2)

circa 1784, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cue was in 1553
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6463 COCA: 4874
cue

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CUE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEvisual看得見的提示VERB + CUEwait for等待提示follow, take明白暗示Her husband took his cue, and said that it was time for them to leave.她的丈夫心領神會,提出他們該離開了。miss未注意到提示give sb, provide提示某人;給出提示She had not yet been given the cue to go on to the stage.她還沒得到登台的提示。This remark provided the cue for the crowd to start jeering.這句話提示觀眾該發出嘲笑聲了。PREPOSITIONon cue接到信號就I can't just cry on cue!我不會說哭就哭!cue for⋯的信號This was the cue for him to come into the room.這是讓他進房間的信號。PHRASESright on cue就在這時候Ella came in right on cue, just as they were being rude about her.正當他們在說些對埃拉失禮的話時,她湊巧進來了。take your cue from sb/sth模仿⋯They all took their cue from their leader.他們都效仿他們的領導。

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